Brief Life History of Richard
When Richard Tomlinson Jr. was born on 28 February 1779, in Chipping, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, his father, Richard Tomlinson, was 30 and his mother, Margaret Bleasdale, was 23. He married Margaret Willson on 2 June 1815, in Waddington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Great Mitton, Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom in 1841. He died on 8 April 1849, in Waddington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, at the age of 70, and was buried in Waddington, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom.
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- Richard Tomlinson, "England and Wales Census, 1841"
- Richard Tomlinson, "England Births and Christenings, 1538-1975"
- Richard Tomlinson, "England, Yorkshire Marriage Bonds and Allegations, 1613-1887"
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1801 · The Act of Union
The Act of Union was a legislative agreement which united England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland under the name of the United Kingdom on January 1, 1801.
1815
The defeat of Napoleon Bonaparte at Waterloo marks the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleon defeated and exiled to St. Helena.
1821 · New Ouse Bridge Completed
The original Ouse Bridge collapsed in 1154 under the weight of a crowd that was on it. In 1367, after the bridge had been replaced with stone and became the site of the first public toilets. In 1564-1565 the bridge was finally done being repaired. In 1810 and 1818 the bridge was dismantled to make way for a new Ouse Bridge design and completed in 1821.
Name Meaning
English: patronymic from the Middle English personal name T(h)omelin (see Tomlin ) + -son ‘son of Tomlin’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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